Thank you very much for the kind comment!

Thanks for checking us out - you deserve an A from your teacher for that :D! Say hello to your teacher from us :)

Jeg har varet med i videoen

I love this music I live in Denmark in a town called Holbæk and it's so amazing to have some serious metal sung in Danish, that is not Red Warszawa 🙏😉

Thanks!

1. oh yes 2. already have one 3. oh yes 4. oh fucken yes

Most metal of instruments

Ian Cairns Yup! Puts electric guitars to shame!

+Andrzej Ochał - There aren't any whistles in this track though (Hans-Jørgen plays tin whistles, and not actual flutes) - just bagpipes. But at the same time, and also in reply to Ian Cairns, I would postulate that Svartsot would sound like most other folk metal bands, if we didn't use the guitar as a main melody instrument on a par with the folk instruments. If we're gonna be truthful, most other folk metal bands really have 2 rhythm guitarists and some folk instruments or keyboards playing the melodies. That's not really that metal though. Metal has always been driven by lead guitars playing melodies over the rhythm guitar - Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Death, Opeth, old In Flames to name just a few - the list could go on for ever...

Svartsot Official Whoops looks like I don't know my instruments well! This is a very beautiful song, and I hope to hear more from you! Thanks for replying!

+Andrzej Ochał - hehe, no problem ;). In Danish we only have one word for both types of instrument (flutes and whistles are both called "fløjter"), but they are kinda 2 different types of instrument really - and have two different names in English. Glad to hear that you like the song, and yes, we're are certainly not planning on stopping yet! Work on the new material is progressing slowly though, due personal commitments and busy private lives. Also, we would prefer to work slowly on material, making sure it is the best we can do at the given time, rather than just writing any old shite and releasing half arsed albums.

Growling is important to Svartsot due to our death metal influences. But I can completely understand that some people don't like the vocal style. Glad to hear that the melodies save the day though :)

Svartsot Official It's starting to grow on me though. This isn't the only band I listen to that grows anymore. lol

Cool :)

Check out Korpiklaani, very musically similar but clean vocals. (I have no problem with growling though and listen to a lot of death metal)

@@p.m.c.photos Vodka!

Kimchee Legacy Our secret plan has worked, hehehe! Have any other girls grown a beard yet? Of course, I mean one on their chin...

only the ones who appreciate good music surely will C:

Kimchee Legacy ;)

Kimchee Legacy Yeah xD

Kimchee Legacy haha

Thanks for your cool comment and genuine interest! "Svartsot" means "black sickness" in older Danish, but I believe the term is still used in Swedish. In Denmark, it was some kind of liver failure, where the build up of toxins in the body would give the skin a dark almost blackish colour. We have no immediate plans for playing in the US, and the chance has not yet arosen. But who knows what will happen in the future? Regarding the last 2 questions. Our lyrics are about the history and folklore of Denmark. This song is about medieval midsummer traditions (building a fire to ward off evil spirits on the shortest night of the year), thus based on a christian period of our history, but with overtones stretching back to pre-christian times. Our last two albums and the material we are currently working on are set in the Middle Ages, but we have previously used a broader time period, including the Viking Age, but these days we avoid Vikings, as they have become tiresome through mass exposure during the past decade or so (our history and heritage has much more to offer!). And as for our music turning you into a Scandinavian pirate from a thousand plus years ago - I don't think that is possible according to the laws of physics... :D

Thanks for the reply, this is fascinating,... The word 'Svar' in ancient Sanskrit means sun, and 'sot'(pronounced as 'soot') means 'destruction,' so literary sun destruction causing darkness. That's why I found interest in the word. and now that you described the song lyrics, it's the same tradition written in one of the ancient Sanskrit texts called Vedas. it's still, in the present, celebrated in Indian culture (they celebrate between spring and summer). hmmm, interesting what are the odds of connections between ancient cultures?

Thanks!

There are three kinds of desperadoes, outlaw, mother-in-law and Danelaw.

lol, dane!

***** Good to hear it has made for a good experience - even if the track and video don't have anything to do with those two famous battles :D

Thanks for the kind words! But have you checked out iur new album? We recommend the track Liden Kirsten - check the official music video out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcV5oc6pz6fKe6s.html&ab_channel=SvartsotOfficial And Cheers from Denmark!

Welcome! Feel free to check out our other albums - all are available here on KZfaq as well as Spotify and all other good streaming services.

+elibitch Thanks for the really kind words!

+Svartsot Official just keep on providing your most greedy fan (that would be me :) with that awesome music of yours :) I really do want to see you live...I hope soon .....may the Gods kick our promoters asses to invite you in my country or a neighbour one :)

+elibitch Which country is that?

+Svartsot Official Bulgaria! Please if you have the chance - come! Then whenever I die I will die satisfied :D

+elibitch We haven't had the chance to go to Bulgaria yet. The closest we have been is Hungary - which isn't that close. But if we do get the possibility, we certainly would!

Thanks Antonio!

This is My teater Thor

Thanks for the very positive and kind words! It is now 5 years since this album was released, so there have been some changes since then, so some of what you see on the video and have commented on are no longer the case. But glad to hear you enjoy our material :)

@@SvartsotOfficial I think that's aweomse that you guys still reply to every comment after so much time. I know life happens and I wish your new bass player much luck (after two years, but oh well) :) Everything is for the best. I wish I could be at one of your shows one day. Three questions please, I think its better for me to support you guys by buying from your own site. 1. Do you ship worldwide? I mean, when this worldwide mess will pass.. 2. Its just a paypal link, so you will send it to the payapl registered address? 3. One album (Ravnenes Saga) is missing... :) Thanks!

@@xiaoyu88 We think it is awesome that people write the cool comments they do, and they should be recognised. Sure, we play because we want to and we play what we want - but people out there seem to want to hear what we play, and is cool to interact with them :). Also those who have less positive things to say, they too are fun to interact with, just in a different way. Regarding your questions: 1) Yes, we ship to everywhere that has a postal system, so pretty much worldwide. 2) Yes, our shop is through PayPal, because that was easiest for us when we had to make our present online store - if you prefer not to use PayPal then feel free to send a mail to us at info[at]svartsot[dot]dk, and we will work something else out. But generally PayPal is cheaper for everyone than bank transfers. 3) We have completely sold out of Ravnenes Saga, and actually also maledictus eris. I can't even remember how many Mulmets Viser we have left, if any. These will unfortunately remain out of stock until all of the terms of our contract with our previous label have expired. They have no wish to press more, and we may not get any pressed ourselves. In this case, digital is actually the best way to support us, even though it supports our ex-label too.

Thanks for one of the absolutely best comments ever 😊!

+Pedro Suárez Thanks for the very kind words and the support, Pedro! We really appreciate hearing from fans that have stayed with us for the past many years. And we sure will try to keep up the the work :)

Woowoww.. what were you doing there ? :p

+Goliperku Haha, I was invited to be a part of it because I had a viking costume :)

Victor Sande Wait, wait. Video was publisched 5.7.2015. On your profile picture you are 15-18 I think. But, in video you are max 7.. This song is older ? :) *Sory for my terrible englisch ^^

+Goliperku I think you must be a little confused as to who to look at and where to look in the video. The song is very much from the new album (released 20-02-2015 and available from shop.svartsot.dk) and the video was shot this summer just gone. The young children on the video are children from band members and our friends. Freja is not related to any of us (as far as I know) but participated later on the day of filming outdoors scenes when we needed more people. She is not one of the youngest children :)

Svartsot Official Hm, ok, I understeand :) By the way: YOU ARE FCKIN GREAT :) I found Svartsot yesterday, and i'm not listening nothing expect you :) Come to Poland, i'll be 4 sure :)

Thanks!

Thanks for the comment! Our 'new' bassist (since 2018, so not the guy on this video) is actually originally from Sri Lanka, before he was adopted! He has explicitly asked me to greet you from an "exile Sri Lankan"! 🇱🇰

@@SvartsotOfficial I'm surprised to know that. Wow.

@@kosalakannangara3082 If you head over to our IG og FB there are several pictures with Simon (our bassist), and he features on several of our video-diaries here on YT too 🙂. There are also a few others from the metal community here in Denmark who have roots in Sri Lanka or somewhere in the Indian subcontinent, for example the bassist from Baest.

Thanks for the very kind comment! We hope that you will also enjoy the new material that we hope to be able to release very soon.

Just trying to parse that sentence, but I'm pretty sure it is a compliment. So thanks, Tim :)

Greetings in return from Denmark, and thanks for the kind words! We hope the new album will also be to your taste. We actually just put out a teaser for the first single here on YourTube today!

@@SvartsotOfficial Thank you so much for the hint....I look forward to your new album!

@@cyrusvirus7955 We hope you will enjoy it!

Cheers and greetings from Denmark

Thanks for the really kind words. I wouldn't really count us as a viking band though. Folk metal is more than just vikings! As for France, we are booked to play Lid Ar Morrigan in May. If it isn't postponed one more year...

Deeablo24 Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it!

OK!? Glad to hear you like the songs :)

Well, in that case, check these out! First single from the coming album (Kumbl - release date 25/2/2022), Liden Kirsten: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcV5oc6pz6fKe6s.html&ab_channel=SvartsotOfficial Second single from the coming album, Carmen Vernale: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qr1phbupqdK2g6s.html&ab_channel=Svartsot-Topic AND! A new single being released tomorrow (11/02/2022)! Also, check out our channel for the *very sensible* behind the scenes videodiaries from various shows.

@@SvartsotOfficial that sounds awasom I will do that

MaidenmanPoland Think we might have to wait a bit for the next one... But thank you very much for the kind words!

Svartsot Official It's worth waiting :) Just better not another 10 years... :D

MaidenmanPoland We'll see what we can do :D

Thanks Mario, and best wishes to you from us here in Denmark!

Thanks for the kind words, Jim. We're glad to hear you like our music :)

Thank YOU for listening to them and writing such kind words!

Thanks for the very kind comment! And yes, the painting we borrowed is excellent - one of the great masters of the golden age of Danish national romanticism in the early 19th century, Johan Thomas Lundbye

For some reason, there has only been a small handful of folk metal bands here in Denmark in total. So I can't really blame you for not knowing of others than us. But having said that, we have played in Switzerland a few times (although not since 2015) with other, quite popular folk metal bands, such as Týr (in 2008) as well as Metsatöll and Arkona (in 2015). We have also played festivals such as Fiesta Pagana in 2008 and Meh Suff in 2010. So we are probably due to come back again soon, when the current pandemic is over... ;) Maybe to support our coming album?

Svartsot Official Thank you for the answer. I will buy your album as soon as it comes out and I am looking forward for future shows ;)

Thank you! Please feel free to check out our other songs.

You can burn things all year round, if it takes your fancy. In our experience, it is actually often better to burn things in the winter to keep warm... ;) But many thanks for the comment :)

Thanks for the comment! And we'll try to continue for at least a little while yet.

Greetings from Argentina, never give up

Lucca MetalHud At some point, the limits of the natural state kind of make it necessary to stop. But until we fall dead, we will try to not give up ;)

thanks for those words, hugs friends!!

It's good that the bands can interact with their fans and be able to share their opinions, thanks again hehe

We'll let you into a little secret. The video alludes to a past that never actually existed in the way we portray it, and is thus not representative of any real identity. The reason why we in Svartsot have claimed to play a type of 'medieval metal' whilst many of our fans - even Danes, who should know better, as they understand the lyrics - claim we represent Vikings, is because none of it existed in the way it is portrayed by us. So basically, the 'identity' is utter bullshit. But you're right - we don't apologise for that.

And greetings in return from Denmark!

Thanks for the excellent comment and the compliment!

You're Welcome :)

Selv tak, Lauge! Det er godt at høre, at vores musik har en påvirkning på folk og bruges til noget fornuftigt 🙂 - afspænding efter en hård dag er vigtigt!! Pas på dig selv 😉

@@SvartsotOfficial Helt enig. Og selvom jeres musik er fuld af energi, så er det også beroligende! Jeg glæder mig til at høre mere af jeres nye album!!! :-)

Thanks!

More subscribers would definately be cool. So please feel free to spread the word about Svartsot!

Thanks - and cheers from Denmark!

Thanks Boomjester.

That's great to hear! Welcome, Gerardo :)

Niķita Zrelovs Thanks :)

Thanks for giving our music a listen! We're glad to hear you like the album. This particular track is from the previous album, Vældet. You should be able to find that, and all of our albums, both here on KZfaq and on Spotify. Hope you enjoy them just as much! Cheers from Denmark!

Sanni Saarijärvi It is really great to hear how many people are enjoying the video! Thanks for your comment :)

+carrion hue why? :P

because my ancestors come from just Denmark. this music is so bad ass and theyre from Denmark. I love it

+carrion hue Hey I'm Danish too! I am a descendant of Ragnar Lodbrok himself.

Lodbrok was Swedish.

Regnar Lodbrog is known from the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus (his history was more akin to retelling of legends rather than actual history) and from the Icelandic Saga about him specifically. According to these sources, he was the son of the Swedish king (Sigurd) Ring, who had become the king of Denmark after defeating the Danish king Harald Hildetand at the battle of Bråvalla. Therefore Regnar was king of Denmark - Sweden is never mentioned as being under his rule, but his adventures take place in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, England and possibly also France. There is, however, no historical evidence of him actually existing. His sons do seem to be more historical (especially Ivar, Sigurd and Bjørn) and are most often connected with the Great Heathen Army that invaded England in the 860's and 870's. They are always mentioned in the sources as being Danish.

Lena Olejnik Thank you for appreciating our work!

At exactly the time you wrote this comment, we were stood on stage for the first time since September last year. But until the pandemic has been subdued some more, we are not likely to play anywhere outside of Denmark, and under strict guidelines at seating-only shows at that. So whilst we really appreciate the positive comment, I'd recommend waiting a while yet, if you do decide to travel 😉Stay safe!

@@SvartsotOfficial Or come to Copenhell this summer !

Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks :)

Hmm... of course i'm too late!

@@mcclane3999 No, you're not too late. We just haven't released anything since this album - yet. It is coming. We're getting old and slow, and we have been promising our fans a new album for a while now. But the album is recorded (for ages now) - we're just a bit slow to actually get it out.

@@SvartsotOfficial that's great news better late than never, waiting for your sound!

@@mcclane3999 We working on getting the album out as soon as possible. It is long overdue now!

Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for the comment, Yura. Glad to hear our music is important to you :)

TrollJosh I guess you can't please everybody...

Thank you for the kind words!

Thanks for the encouragement! We'll try to :)

Good question...

Thanks :)

Tom Kristianson Thank you, sir!

Obli vion Thank you for your appreciation

Thanks you, Alejandra

Tak tak :)

I think it is only fitting for us to say thank YOU - not just for the comment, but also for listening to us. If nobody listened to us, then it really wouldn't matter if we were around or not. But we are glad that we could be a part of opening up to new musical options for you. If you like power metal with a folk influence, I can recommend the Swedish band Falconer, or even our own fellow countrymen in Wuthering Heights

Thanks! Be sure to check out the videos for the singles from our latest album, Kumbl, that we released a short while ago!

Thanks for the appreciation!

You know, that kind of compliment is bad for our health. Our heads swell up from such kind words :D

Thanks back!

+Mary Nik2002 - Thank you for the kind words :)

+darkallegiance666 - It still confuses me after 11 years, why people relate us to the Viking scene, but many thanks for the great comment. Glad to hear you like the material :)

+Svartsot Official Sorry about classifying you as viking rock, but absolutely delighted to hear from you - thank you!!!! Your music gives me an enormous amount of enjoyment.

+darkallegiance666 - Many people do classify us as Viking-metal or Viking-rock for some reason. I have no idea why. But it is always good to be in contact with fans, no matter what :)

Thank you. : )

Thanks for the kind comment, Petra

Thanks for the kind words, Guilherme!

Rasputin Thanks! And greetings from Denmark!

+Ian Kolomytsky Thanks for the kind words, and greetings from Denmark!

Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words!

Tak Tristan! Og tak for, at du var med til at lave videoen!

Thanks!

weldfreek Thx :)

Thanks! But one question - are you our drummer's mother?

😂 No!. I'm just a fan of Chile. Hopefully visit our country someday. I receive them with beers and a barbeque.

upomeno OK?! Didn't think anyone but our mothers could possibly think we look attractive. And then only because we're their progeny... :P Beer and a barbecue?! Sounds good! We better try to find some shows in Chile!

***** We're working on it, but it'll still take a little while yet ;)

Köszönöm a hozzászólást!

***** It couldn't be Svartsot in any other way!

Svartsot Official YEAH! Svartsot is TRUE FOLK METAL!